QBE has appointed Andrea Marega as European product manager for professional indemnity.

French banking group BPCE and Italian insurer Generali have agreed a tie-up between their asset management divisions, creating a leading European asset manager with €1.9trn of assets under management.

The London & International Insurance Brokers' Association has warned that any further delay in the delivery of Blueprint Two beyond 2025 "is not an option".

Specialty (re)insurance broker McGill and Partners has hired two senior partners in its Dublin office.

Private equity-backed broker consolidator PIB Group has expanded into the Portuguese market through the acquisition of Vitorinos Group.

The investment arm of Italian insurer Generali has penned a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in US private direct lending investment firm MGG Investment Group.

Paris-based CCR Re has formally rebranded to Arundo Re, completing the international reinsurer’s breakaway from state-backed Caisse Centrale de Réassurance.

Gallagher Re has named Mathieu Loisel as lead for casualty and motor for EMEA and coordinator for its International Casualty Practice Group (ICPG).

Philipp Kusche, head of global ILS at Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, is set to assume an expanded role at the firm as European chair, with Mitchell Rosenberg becoming co-head of global ILS.

Swiss Re has put forward former Tryg CEO Morten Hübbe and ex-Zurich CFO George Quinn for election to its board of directors.